Waxer



April`28, 1953 M. soss 2,636,204

wAxER Filed March 10, 1950 Naf/v 3066 INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented pr. 28, v1953 AWAXER,r

Markisos,SpokanefWashi ApplicationfMarch-10, 1950,*'Sex'ialNo'.1fi8g829I imams..A (au- 138) This inventionn. relates f. to, ai waxerfand; it is one object ofg the invention ;,to;pr,ovide;;a =waxer which;I is hand noperated' and resembles ;a-.mopas `itxhas a. handle; anda-ahead at Itherfront endof, the.;z handle carrying a -novering adapted;l tok serve.as:a;dstributorionwax. c

Another objectzzofithefinventionzis ,to provide the polish applying. implement with :.azhandle which: Eroi-tubular formation-fandgservessas; a TSSEPVOr ytforiy a-:.,S\,1Pply of rliqud 4vwax-f.asn-wellzas.l servinggas A a-:handle..

, Another zobiect- Aof ,the inventions-is ;\,to:;,pro, vide -thefwaxer @with :afheadaconsisting iofpigupper. andy lower-4 blocks, the upper,- b1ocks serving as at .6121.Iln1-f51A for glppilgr`r` endrportions :of j; a sheen skin -cOVeringand --.irnrrly;,holdng-,-the;y covering about z the lower block, ends;of theacovering gripped y, between the.;A blockspbeing spaced afrom each l.other1 and ,-thusproviding a, spaoe'or chan-v nelA Vbetween the blocks Vthrough fl-whichf, liquid wax l mayflow togends of the head; and then downwardly'to ,saturate the.- sheep l,skin:bvgfnma-ns of :which it --is applied .to a ioor. to,bespolished.

A Another object of f the inventionvisr to provde a .valve *which `ris housed in the -,tubular;handle= and normally closed, the-:valve having` a .f stern by meansof whichz-itiis moved ,to,.an' opened position extending towardssthe upper or :rearend ,ofthehand-le toavposition in wh-ioh-a handle for the stem may, bes.,convenientlypgrasped; and;A the.valveniovedtoritsopenedmpsition.l i Y v Another object of the invention is to provide; a .waxer which `is simple in consiaructiorr and may j .be easily t, and quicklyl, taken Capart when cleaning. is necessary.

. Y ,Theinventionis illustratedzin theiaocompanyfingidrawngs wherein:

` Fig, lisa perspective Viewlfoftheimproved waxer.-

Fig.` .2 is a .View showing., the Awaxer ,partiallyz side velevation .and partially, in, section along the'rlinez-zofl'igure 1. v y

Fig. Buis a..fragmentary View upon-,anenfY larged` 4scale showing v the Y head of` .the-.fwaxer in f cross section and.- the .c adjoining portioniof the handle and 4the Valve, insection.

'Fig 4. is, a.-,fragmentary sectional ,-viewrl showing.l aL modied form ,of valve.

Fig. 5T is Aaifragrnentaryh sectional. vewsshow- Y ing .another Xmodiediormlof fvalve.-

5 '.This4 A improved waxer has a .Y head .el gand :la f,

hand 1e2 .whichrextendssupwardiy fromytheghead: at Yafrearward1inclinezand, isfofrsuchlengtlfl that 4 whemits upperaorg'rea-r portion isfgraspedithe.;

head mayzrestzupona Boor. and'Joeaconvenientlsre.v 55';

movedfalong 1f the floor:4 whileapplying=:f.wax Atotheflfloor.y

' The head 'I I has :al flower block orfbody-3 andl an .uppenbl'ook Lwhich aref'preferably formed off-wood but-mayv be v'formed V.offany rsuitable ma.l terial.4 IThe .central #portionl of f the upper f ,blockis upwardly :thickened and Ithrough this `thickened portion-of theI block is `r:formed an opening or port :5 L which 1 extends i downwardly' at a l-forward: incline, as'vshown inflligures-Zl and-*3. 'Bolts i'rraref' passed upwardlyf through registering fopen# ings V:formed through-:the two: blocks with their threaded-end portions protruding from the upper block and carrying-#winged A nuts f 1'/ which are tightenedfto-forcetheupper block ydownwardlyto apositionfor gripping`- front and Irear edge portions: of :a`coVer-19fformedofsheep skin.

The eece is removed from the edge-portionsl 8 of the-coverso thatfwhen the nuts-are-tightenedto-move the upper block to-its-c1amping position the blocks mayfobtain firm gripping engagement with these portions of the coverl and i firmly hold thecover v wrapped -Iabout theliquid wax may flow' lto-I opposi-te `endsor--sides =of the` head 'and thenfflow` downwardly andsaturate' the Viieece of the4 sheepskin cover.l lvThe-waxer may rthen `be pushed alongv a Loor and the liquid-wax'will 'be'rappliedv to the 'floor as a thin' lmwhichfwill dryfquickly. `If self polishing; waxis -usediit is not'- necessa-ry l to polish the f'wax; e after itfhas' dried but if a liquid'waxis usedv which `needs to befpolished Vthe f moist sheepskincover-may `be removed after the VwanhasbeenA ponshingithe dried wax.

The handle '2 is `formed froma -metalitube so applied and a dry fpiece applied andiused :for

' thatfitfm-ay lser-ve asa reservoir vfor a supply of liquidf-wax; the upper-end ofrth-e handle'beingi normally closed `by' av knob'l I which'is-readily re-f movable so Ythat liquid wax--may^be'pouredinto the yhandle-:and vthe knob again applied to the handle.- 1In the lower'end ofj'the handle` is*` screwedfathick"annular disc l2; the bore or -eenter openingV |31 constitutes "a passage throughl wihichliquidl wax owsfromth'e handle'when a o.: rubber-.valve Msfmoved upwardly toan'openedA posi-tion. lThis-.valve-is carried bya stem 15/ formed ofi stiff 'wire which `lpasses i through the valvefdisc and hasfitsllower=-end-formed with da* head -a I6 engaging the underfffacey of f1 the valve andfiservingfto lft the yvalve#when Athe stem-'is`-= drawn upwardly. A yoke I1 which is formed of sheetmetal and is of inverted U-shape has the lower ends of its arms bent inwardly to form feet I8 through which fasteners pass to secure the yoke to the disc I2 and its bridge is formed with an opening through which the stem slidably passes. A helical spring I9 which surrounds the stem and has one end resting upon the disc or valve seat l2 and its upper end bearing against the bridge of the yoke urges the valve downwardly to its normally closed'position in which it engages the disc or valve seat and prevents flow of wax from the handle. longitudinally in the handle for the major portion of the length thereof and its upper end is bent laterally to form a handle 20 which passes outwardly through a bayonet slot 2i formed circumferentially of the brush handle 2 and extending at an incline towards the rear end there-- of. When the handle 2E! is grasped and shifted along the slots towards the outer end thereof a cam action takes place which shifts the stem longitudinally and moves the valve lll away from the valve seat or disc I2, thus uncovering the port I3 of the valve seat and allowing the liquid wax to flow from the handle 2 and saturate the sheep skin cover 9. As long as the handle 2Q remains in the downwardly extending outer end 22 of the slot 2l the valve will be held open but as soon as the valve handle is moved out of this end of the slot the spring I9 returns the valve to its closed position and flow of wax from the handle 2 will be shut oi. As the slot 2i and the valve handle are close to the upper or rear end of the handle Z the Valve may be readily opened or closed by a thumb or nger oi a persons hand grasping the rear end oi the handle 2.

. In ligure 4 there has been shown a modiiied form of valve for controlling ow of wax from the handle 2. This valve 2S is of the plug type and has a wedging iit in an opening 2d formed in the head 25 of a cylindrical valvey sleeve 26 which is screwed into the lower end of the tubular handle 2. The stem 21 is similar to the stern l but is formed with a knob or collar 28 which bears against a metal washer 29 resting upon the upper face of the rubber valve 23 and at its lower end is formed with a head or knob 3B against which rests a metal plate 3l having an upwardly turned marginal portion 32. A helical spring 33 which is coiled about the lower portion of the stem has its lowerend resting upon the plate 3| and its upper end bearing against the head 25 of the sleeve 26 and urges the stemdownwardly so that the valve plug is normally held in the opening 24 and prevents iiow of liquid wax from the tubular handle 2.

Fig. 5 illustrates another form of valve for controlling flow of wax from the tubular handle 2. In this embodiment of the invention a spherical valve ball 34 is disposed` within the tubularhandle 2 and is of such diameter that it fits snugly in the handle, there being a bore or passage 35 formed through the ball diametrically thereof. When the valve ball is in the opened position shown liquid wax may flow through the port or passage 35 and when the ball is turned to a position disposing the passage transversely of the handle ow of wax from the handle will be prevented. A screw 36 which is passed through a side portion of the handle and screwed into a socket formed in the valve ball serves as a stub shaft for thev ball. Directly opposite the. socket ,in which the screw 36 engages is a seca.

The stem extends ond socket in which is engaged a second screw or stub shaft 31 which cooperates with the screw 36 to rotatably mount the ball, and this screw is formed with a winged head 3S by means of which it may be grasped and readily turned to rotate the ball into or out of a closed or opened position. This valve is located near the lower end of the tubular handle 2 and does not have a stem corresponding to the stem I5.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

l. A waxer comprising a head having upper and lower sections, fasteners releasably holding said sections in clamping engagement with each other, a covering for the lower section consisting of a sheet covering the under face of said lower section and having portions extending upwardly against front and rear faces thereof and gripped between the said sections and spaced from each other to provide a channel between them open at opposite ends of the head, said upper section being formed midway its ends with a bore constituting a passage through which liquid wax may ilow into the channel, a tubular handle mounted in said bore and extending upwardly at a rearward incline and constituting a reservoir for liquid wax, and a valve for controlling now of liquid wax from the handle into the bore.

2. A waxer comprising a head consisting of upper and lower blocks, a covering for the lower block formed of sheep skin and having the iieece presented outwardly, said covering having its inner surface disposed against the under face of the lower block and front and rear edge faces thereof, front and rear edge portions o the sheep skin having eece removed therefrom and iitting between front and rear portions of said blocks and spaced from each other, bolts passing upwardly through said blocks and having threaded upper portions protruding from the upper block and carrying nuts tightened to hold the blocks in gripping engagement with the deeeced marginal portions of the sheep skin between them, said upper block being formed with a bore communicating with space between the inwardly extending marginal portions of the sheep skin, a tubular handle having its lower end mounted in said bore and constituting a reservoir for liquid wax, a removable closure for the upper end of said handle, and a valve controlling flow of wax from the lower end of said handle through said bore.

3. A waxer comprising a head consisting of upper and lower sections, means for clamping said sections together, a cover for the lower section having portions clamped between said sections and spaced from each other to provide a channel between them, said upper section being formed with a bore communicating with the channel, a tubular handle constituting a reservoir for liquid wax and having its lower end mounted in said bore, an annular disc screwed into the lower end of said handle and constituting a valve seat surrounding an outlet passage connecting with the bore, a yoke carried by and extending upwardly from said disc, a valve disc, a stem slidable longitudinally through said yoke and through said valve disc and having a head atits lower end engaging the under face of the valve disc, a spring about said stem confined between the yoke and the valve disc and urging the valve disc downwardly to a position closing the passage of the annular disc, said handle having its upper portion formed with a slot extending circumferentially thereof at an upward incline and having a downwardly extending portion at its upper end, and said stem having its upper portion bent to form a laterally extending handle passing outwardly through the slot and serving to move the stem upwardly and hold the valve disc in an opened position when turned circumferentially of the handle and moved through the slot longitudinally thereof into the downwardly extending upper end portion of the slot.

4. A waxer comprising a head, a cover of absorbent material for the under face of said head, said head being provided with a channel and with a bore through which liquid wax may flow into the channel, a tubular handle constituting a reservoir for liquid wax and having its lower end mounted in said bore, an annular valve seat screwed in the lower end of said handle defining an outlet passage communicating with said bore, a yoke carried by and extending upwardly from said valve seat, a valve disc normally. resting upon said seat and closing said seat and closing said passage, a stem for said valve disc extending upwardly in said handle and slidably passing through said yoke, a spring between the valve disc and the yoke urging the valve disc towards its closed position, said handle being formed with References Cited in the le of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 596,046 Wolff Dec. 21, 1897 946,769 Olin Jan. 18, 1910 1,532,397 Garvey Apr. 7, 1925 1,651,674 Collins Dec. 6, 1927 2,043,145 Bacher June 2, 1936 2,069,673 Lima Feb. 2, 1937 2,228,573 Lowe Jan. 14, 1941 2,326,669 Nimrick Aug. 10, 1943 2,537,784 Nord Jan. 9, 1951 

